Menu holder



Junel 2l, 1927.

Y w. J'. BIRD MENU HOLDER Filed 0G13. 2l, 1925 vwemioz ML TER Jm'o. d.3512*@ btomm Y Patented June 2 1, 1927.

mirri-1D vSTATES PATENT" oFFicE-f WAL'T'ERJUDSQN Bran, or FLUSHING, NEWYORK;

MENU'r HOLDER.

Application led October 21, 1925. Serial No. 63,852.

. My present invention relates to a menu vThis condition also frequentlyresulted in a discoloring of the advertisements and thus impaired theirattractiveness and value. u

An object of my `present invention is to provide a menu holder or deviceof similar type in which the Vuse of interfitting hinge elements orother elements `forming crevices is avoided and a minimum of joints isafforded land which has asinooth, book-like appearance. v f

' Another object of the invention is to pro vide a menu holder .ordevice of similar type in which the cover pilatesI are of solid,polished, Celluloid, or similar material, secured to hinge elementswithout the. necessity forv an enclosing, supporting border or frame. eY A further object of the invention isto provide a simple and effectivemenu securing means.

A still further objectof my inventionis toprovide a device of the'aboveindicated type otwhich the: cover members may be readily removed and`remounted forV cleaning or replacement.A Y

lith these and other objects in view, which may be perceived from thefollowing description, the'invention` comprises the de-y vice describedand set-forth in the following speciiication and claims. l The variousfeatures 'of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which: y

- Fig. k1 is a'y perspective view showing a menu card holder vembodyinga preferred form of myinvention and illustrating the manner of using theholder,

ance as Fig. 2 is ka perspectivekview of `the menu holder, parts beingshownas'broken` away to more clearly illustrateits construction,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical .section f through the back element ofthe holder,

.l Fig. 1 is a front view of the holder in open position, portionsottheeover plates being broken away to save k space in the drawing, andthe holder being shown on a reduced scale for the same purpose, 5 i'Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a portion ol" i .the holder taken on line5-v-5 0f pigri, nda

- Fig. 6 is a front view ota holder having a modified and improvedmountingl forthe vpintle Velements lon which the cover plates `aremounted.

In my present inventiomthe menu holder is formed of a pair of coverplates 10and 11 supported on'` a pair ofispaced. pintle's 12 and 13,mounted-,at their ends iirlugs Maand 15 proj ectingiforwardly vfrom theendsof a back or supporting strip 16. "The back strip l 16, not onlyyserves to ysupport and hold the piiitles 12 and 13v and the coverplates 10, and 11 in position, Lbut also closes the .space back of theVcover plates and gives the holder a smooth book-.like appearance, .pbeing preferably Arounded convexly as shown inlFig. 5, toincrease.thebooklile'appear'- well as to give greaterstrength andrigidityf p z f f .y Thefcover plates 10 and 11 may be otrany suitable,construction, but i are ypreferably each constructed of a single,integralsheet or vboard of Celluloid or similar material, preferably ofthe kindv not readily ignited, on whichv the advertisements are printedVdirectly. The plates are made lof sheets" of sufcient thickness andstrength yto `form cover plates without reinforcing frames or A borders.

The cover plates` 1() and 11 are vlpivotally mounted on thepintlesbyineans of strips of sheet met-al 17,*which ai'ebent at '18 aboutthepintles to form a pair oftorwardlyfprojecting parallel wings 19 andQObetween which the rear edge portions of the Celluloid sheets 10 and 11extend and to which these sheets are secured bymeans of rivets 21y eX-tending throughy the strips and celluloid,

plates.V The plates 10 andy 11 may be removed from the strips 17 bydrilling outor cuttingaway the rivets 21 and 4new plates may thereuponbeinserted between the Y or 11 serve as wings 19 and 20 and secured inplace.A The strips 17, when assembled with theplates hinge leaves,`swinging about the pintles 12 and 13.

In the preferred manner of mounting the pintles, illustrated in Fig. 6,one end of the intle is threaded as at 22 andis received Vin an openingor socket in the Supporting lug 14, the other end ofthe pintle as at^23being supported in a smooth opening 24 in the opposite lug 15 throughwhich it may slide when the threaded end of the pintle is 'unscrewedTheend 23 is provided with a vided with openings through which the Ypintles may extend and be supported; The

strips or leaves 17 are suitably notched as at `27 to receive thelug orlugs 26.

`menu cardor `plates 10 and 11. `Any suitable means may and locke Vthestri 16 by means of a forwardly pro- 16 also serves` to support aolder28 between the cover The back stri be used to secure the cardorfolder to the `backstrip. In the preferred form ofi-holding or securingmeans, however, a wire or pin of sprinr metal or resilient material isprovided with an S shaped end 29 `the end lap 30 of which is soldered orotherwise secured tothe front or inner faceof the strip 16. The pinis'oi-setat 31, adjacent the S shaped portion, towards the strip 16 orinner face of the strip. The pin is given a bendthat causes its free end32 to project forwardly at an angle to the strip 16 to enable the card28 to be threaded thereon. The free rojecting portion 32 is retained dpin a position slightly spaced from jecting ook 33. j

In mounting the folderor card 28 on the pin, the free portion 32 of thepin is inserted through a hole 34 in the menu'card', which is thenslipped lengthwise of thepin and over the S shaped portion until itliesV against they S lap30.V A second, suitably spaced opening 35 in themenu card is then fitted over the hook 33 and the free, pro- `jectingend 32 of the pin is hooked under the hook, thereby holdingthe card inposition. It is tobe understood that holes 345 and 35 are formed in thecrease or fold of the menu card or folder to form symmetricalpages.

The S portion of thepin .projects beyond the openingk 34 as at 36 andthe portion 3 2 of the pin similarly projects beyond the opening 35enough to permit the cover p so that when setion end and released, theyk,t will take the position shown in Fig. 1 and remain upright, while theymay easily be Vclosedtightlyor opened to a at position.

For this purpose, a coiled, or other suitable form of spring 37 isprovided and held in position bybeing looped` around the pintles 12 and13 and then projects between the wings 19 and 20 of the hinge leaves 17,the plates 10 and 1l being notched as indicated at 38 'in Fig. 4 toreceive the ends of the spring. The spring 37 is given the form requiredto `hold the covers-10 and 11 in the required position but the spring isweak ates 10 and 11 to lie flat when the holder is opened.

As changes lof construction could be made within the scope of my'`invention, it is desired that all matter contained in the abovedescription or shown in the accompanying `drawings shall be `interpretedas illustrative and not in a limiting sense. j Y l Having described myinvention, what I ,claim and desire to `secure by Letters Patent is:j 1. A device projecting end lugs, ai pair of spaced pintles A'extendinglengthwise of, and slightly spaced opened position, and means forsecuring a f menu card to said and then extends lengthwise of theforward back strip between said plates. Y i 'j v `2.A` device of the'typedescribe'd which comprises, `a back strip having forwardlyprojecting end lugs, apair of spaced pintles extending lengthwise of,and sli htly spaced from the side edges of said ba( strip, one end ofeach pintle b eing threaded in one lof-s'aid end lugs and the other endextending cover plates, one hinged on each of said" pintles, means forresiliently holding said plates in partly opened position, and means`for securing a menu "card between said cover plates." M

4. A device of the type described which of the type described whichcomprises, a back strip having forwardly comprises, a back strip, a pairoi spaced pintles mounted at their ends on, and eX- tending lengthwiseof and slightly spaced from the edges of, said back strip, a pair ofhinge leaves, one for each pintle, said hinge leaves comprising a stripof metal bent about their respective pintles and extending in a pair ofspaced wings, a pair of solid, printed, cover plates of stiff celluloidmaterial, one edge of each plate being inserted between and secured tosaid spaced wings, and means for resiliency holding said cover plates inpartly opened position.

5. A device of the type described which comprises, a back strip, a pairof cover plates y hinged to said back strip, and means for securing acard or folder to said back strip between sald cover plates comprising apin having an S-shaped end secured to the inner face of said back stripand extending therefrom in a slightly spaced lengthwise position, and ahook on said backr strip to hold the free end of said pin.

6. A device of the type described which comprises, a pair of plates, ahinge element connecting said plates, and a means for securing a menucard between said plates comprising a pin having an S-shaped end securedto said hinge element and a projecting portion extending lengthwise ofand spaced from said hinge element, and a hook on said hinge element forretaining said free end of said pin. Y

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

WALTER J UDSON BIRD.

